Loved this!

If your cook is smoking while cooking you know it’ll be even better

As a district relief manager at WH I had to go bail the cool out of jail once so he could come in and cook the 3rd shift. 😂😂 Because I sure as hell wasn’t going to do it!

right on

@@jossynda 😆😆😆🤪 now THAT is dedication. 🎯😎👍🏼

Dammed right. Plus, the Waffle House scale of open or closed is far better than the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.

AMEN to that!!!

Did yall know that the WH corporation pairs up with FEMA for medical and housing relief for natural disasters? It's pretty cool :) Moral of the story, if Waffle House is closed, the world is ending ;)

I prefer White Castles when I'm drunk 🙂

That was Perkins in my hometown and Denny's in my husband's hometown.

😆😆😆😜

That is the most beautiful analogy I've ever seen.

Decaf? And you say that they love you?

I'm from Ohio and I do my best to support my local Waffle House. It's literally a five minute walk from my high school.

@@StoicAtol21445 I’m from Ohio too ORIGINALLY. But then I moved to Wilmington North Carolina, but I can tell ya, the Waffle Houses here are bad. In terms of service and tidiness. I got food poisoning at a Waffle House 11 years ago.

I remember the Flood of '93. Waffle House was the only place open for food. They are rock stars! The water came up in their parking lot, still open; electricity went out, they got a generator, still open, water went out, they got jugs of water, still open. If Waffle House closes run for the hills!

the waffle house in sarasotta is closed rn if your still there o7

Most of the snow forecasts were BS where I lived in Maryland. But if I came out of the Tastee Diner and salt trucks were idling at the curb, the threat was real.

❤️

Such a Beautiful Memory❤~ Rest-in-Perfect-Peace, Papaw🌠!!

Hugs

🥰Hugs, rip to him

Aww this made me tear up. I'm so sorry for your loss. Bless those folks over at Waffle House. They're really down to earth nice people. My grandpa always went by Papaw in our house as well. He's been gone for several years now. I miss him..

Not to mention every Waffle House saved countless stomachs after every SEC football game in the south!!!!!!! LOL

Bless you sir, you are doing the Lord's work. I'm an Atheist and I still think you were blessed by a higher power.

I never heard of Waffle House until I was in my 30s. They aren't everywhere. They are very good though.

Waffle House had many commercials. Marshall Andy was their spokesman.

Never stopped them from wasting money on those bad training videos though lol. God I hated those

Right, I don't think I have ever seen a Waffle House with a working lock on the front door.

Do they ever close? I've gone to a W.H. with an active crime scene investigation going on in the back parking lot and it was business as usual up front.

@@jonduggan7433 food in the front, crime in the back... that's how Waffle House and mullets are made

@@johnhenkel1828 Had a friend who worked at one when I was in high school. Their lock didn't work. Just had a chain and padlock in case of emergencies, though they never used it.

@@nickp3177 I worked at one for three years, the lock was removed from our front door and as far as I know, there was no backup way to lock it. Although I think that changed after the mass shooting inside the WH located a few miles down the road.

Wtf was the hashbrown truck doing that day??

@@DeathnoteBB man was eating them and instead of delivering them

Man when our waffle house ran outta things we went right across the street to the other one.

O the hash browns are always worth it- I'll take scattered smothered and diced.

Similar story. At the waffle house in Atlanta which was less than a mile from their distribution center! My husband asked why they didn't just drive down the road and pick up a case!

She plays this role perfectly!!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@Paul Calixte haha. I highly doubt it.

She nailed it! 🤣

This is one of my favorite characters

Ok that's adorable. 😊

Bless her heart

I worked at an IHOP for a while. I had a few customers who had that response. By the way, many many people don't actually know what kind of eggs they want. So many people call it the wrong word. For example, every single customer I ever had who asked for sunny-side up actually wanted over-easy.

Such an institution could only exist in the South.

It's just stupid how good their omelettes are.

Kinda not true. I've kicked people out of my WH twice, once was when some drunk dude started threatening violence to my cook (you do NOT threaten the guy who signs my checks) and the second one was some coked up meth-head who got her food (in to-go boxes) and then was told to leave, and got violent with both me and the same cook. I did hear my favorite line I've ever heard a cop say that night though, Tasha (the meth-head) was like, "Well if I'm banned from here, I'm banned from Burger King (prattles off like ten other places), then where am I supposed to go??" The Sgt in charge: "That's our way of telling you to get the fuck out of our city." Me, the cook, and the two other cops there just bursted out laughing while the Sgt stared her down. The cops hung out and bs'd with us in the parking lot for a bit, before the Sgt leaned into his radio: "Sorry guys, she's down at the gas station now. Gotta go." Now, I have walked in on some dude using a needle in our bathroom once. He was chill, though, so just, "Sorry about that..." and close the door. I still tell the story, because it's funny, and I don't respect him, but he didn't get kicked out or anything for it. I mean, afterall, when I go out back to smoke a blunt with a manager, my fellow waiter, and a customer, leaving the store empty... Can I really talk?

yeah ya do !!!

That’s impressive. I didn’t think that was possible.

That must have taken some real effort; the bar for "too rowdy" at a WH is a high one.

as long as your not bragging about being banned for life from a 7 11 for vandilizum. my co worker did that and that and his fake sex life is all he talks about.

My... even by some unruly southern standards, I'm impressed!

More like, "Well, shit. Someone beat me to it."

If a Waffle House is closed before a hurricane, leave town.

This is the line that killed me in this skit

The only thing that's consistent with the not new Waffle House is that the food is fresh. Waffle House is a lot of things, but damn if they don't make your stuff as fresh as they can.

lol

We have a similar tradition where we stay the heck away from a Huddle House, because every time we've been to one, we had car problems!

@@WeberIMayRoam ⁰

The problem might've been Myrtle

That must have been what happened to my parents. They skipped breakfast during their vacation to Myrtle Beach in 1965, and I was born prematurely 😆

Just an ordinary day in the south.

I've seen crazy %÷+& at the Orlando FL WH where I work security. Armed. The staff closes at 400am too so they can sort out, clean the grills, kitchen. People act like you kicked their dog 🐶 when they can't get waffles.

At the WH, that's just called Thursday.

Across the street...?????

@@dalethelander3781 that’s what he told me. He also said at a Waffle House in Arkansas there were Gang members at the bar, and DEA agents in one of the booths. A time when hunger superseded everything else.

they obviously made the wrong choice.

@@dalethelander3781 been there. They are kitty corner from each other. Intersection of Yadkin Rd and Skibo Rd.

@@andrewrice1806 They must do land-office business, then, both of them.

I do this at the one I go to....but it's easy. Just play the Raisins in my Toast song.

Holding the door while smoking. I never realized that's a thing but it IS!

I'll be the one dancing.😊

Clearly your brother and his friends were brought up right 😂

Oh my goodness, that is so true! When I worked there we only closed once during my 3 years and it was just for a few hours, until the tornado warning had passed LOL. We were even open during the snowfall that happened in East Alabama (Auburn/Opelika) January 2018

Believe it or not, there's actually a Waffle House Index that FEMA uses to gauge how bad a disaster is.

It officially called “The Waffle House Index.”

@@charlenehopkins6372 FEMA uses it. Waffle House red means the shit has really hit.

and for hurricanes

If you couldn't understand what people were saying in the WH at 3am, then yes you were probably the most coherent person in the place!😅

I do security part time, WH in Florida 🏖. I've drank sodas. OJ 🍊, Coffee ☕️. Food; HELL NO 🚫. I'm not snobby 🧐 but 1 server took 2 nights off because her 3 kids had lice. 🤢 yeah.... I'll pass on the waffles.

What happened to the dog hallucinating the little chuck wagon? And I haven't seen Madge the Manicurist in years.

I’m not even old in my opinion just in my 30s and I literally hum all the jingles too 🤣🤣🤣

@@Bacopa68 Hi, I know right? The big companies that used to advertise just stopped doing it. Most of them used to advertise during soap operas, and prime time, and they're just gone. But have fun counting lawyer commercials during one show. If you took a bite out of a cookie for every lawyer commercial during one show you'd go into a diabetic coma by the end. 🤣 Shame isn't it. I think they should just play all of their old commercials from the 60's and 70's. Those were good commercials, and they're already paid for. 😁 👵✌️🖖

...earwormed...! XD

@@alysoffoxdale Hi, Ear Wormed by which one? Down in the Valley of the Jolly Green Giant, ho ho ho Green Giant. When it says Libby's, Libby's, Libby's, on the label, label, label, you will like it, like it, like it, on your table, table, table, when it says Libby's, Libby's, Libby's, on the label, label, label. Now I know I've driven you nuts. Sorry, but not sorry. After I wrote the first comment they were stuck in my head all day. I'm sharing the misery. Take care, stay safe, have a nice day. 🤣 👵✌️🖖

Is that a complement?! Hmmmm?

@@jdeang3531 It is a compliment for sure!

True WH story, I do part time security 🚔 at a Orlando FL location. 🍳 1 young server rather than "clean" or bus tables said %&*÷ it! Put the dirty plates, 🍴🍽 back & then said: make the customers just get take out! The dirty floor, tables stayed that way all night! 🌃

I use same endearments for my husband.❤

Don’t bother getting angry, just walk out. Can’t be that great

Oh my god, that's a new reality show just waitin' to happen. And my fool ass would watch _every episode!_

Which University?! Asking for a friend.

Please, at least give me the state! (Asking for research purposes.)

@@Polythene_Pam I would definitely watch that.

The local Walmart in my town had a lot gay men working there , for a while anyway . I would go in there around 4am . The guy at the the check out was a flamboyant type , so I gave him a wink and he responded with: " it's late , but it's not that late." I nearly busted a gut laughing . Imagine being brushed by a gay Walmart checker ! 🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓

Ergo The Waffle House Index

So during the occasional hurricane or when a literal tree/vehicle hits it, then.

I usually ask to sub for a biscuit!

@@StephanieDefinitely me too! And a side of gravy 😋

Can I please get the apple butter also? I Love some Waffle House.

Yes

I’d watch that

Hey, look! The Weather Channel van just pulled up!

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

@@tuvelat7302 "Lookie here! Jim Cantore just showed up!"

I was scrolling through the comments to see if anybody was going to mention Anthony Bourdain's Waffle House visit. He really did like the food.

Anthony Bourdain's not so guilty secret was that he would go to KFC just for their mac & cheese.

Oh yeah...Y'all mentioned they don't have commercials. That's weird.

Ever seen Whisperin' Bill Anderson's video for the song "Waffle House Christmas"?

LOL!

@@ffiiichipdeaton8132 word of mouth is the best advertisement you can get! I actually worked for a pharmacy that did no commercials. He sponsored schools and helped order teacher supplies. He had great prices for being outside city limits, too. Locals know where the best places are! Have you ever heard of bad reviews by word if mouth? You can do things right for hundreds of people but 1 person talking about being given bad service and everyone will know how fasts it gets around.

Scattered Smothered and covered is the best thing at waffle house.

@@jeffreyt991 I disagree -- Triple order, Scattered, Smothered, double Covered and Chunked is the best thing at WH. :)

Yessssss!!! 🤣🤣🤣💯

I for another is going to agree with you completely on that filming part. 🎥

my mom aunt and grand mother say that constantly. SOO GLAD there is no video or audio records of the stupid shit we used to do

I do security, 🚔 Orlando Florida WH. 🍳. We had some ass-hat woman sit at the counter for 20min, 1130pm while her infant baby, 2 toddler kids were in a car. I was livid! 🤬

Then you'd like seeing dining car waiters work. They walk up and down the aisles carrying huge round trays loaded with dishes and glassware, balanced on one hand. I've never seen any of those guys come anywhere close to dropping one.

I once went to WH with my son who was attending "chef school" at the time. As we were waiting for our order, he pointed to the cook and said, "Right there is the Grand Prix of cooking."

You won't find the waffle sandwich on the menu either, but they will make you one. It used to be on the menu ages ago.

Close, but All Star over light, bacon, wheat toast and Grits with EXTRA butter. Sweet Tea and Coffee! Why is it that the new cooks can't cook eggs OL anymore? There will be a waffle house in Heaven!

Oh yes. 💯% agree!! That would be fab!!

Yes!!!!

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this is a documentary, no exaggeration was used during the filming of this.

You're not missing anything

It's almost an American tradition...lol

It's all true!!! And they have the best coffee in the world!!!!

I was afraid to admit I'd never been to Waffle House until I saw your comment!

I'm sorry but, this made me laugh out loud. I'm not laughing at you I'm laughing with you. It does amaze me that she didn't know what real butter is.

Some people don't know the difference between butter and margarine. Had the same issue at a Dutch Bro's asking for real sugar. The kid handed me four different packets, none of which had the word SUGAR on them. I guess she didn't take that high school chemistry class yet.

Butter is whatever is soft and yellow and will melt on hot food while leaving a savory/salty flavor. It's a generic term in the South. Like Band-Aid. Or Coke.

@@jsharp3165 Oh, and calling adhesive bandages "Band-Aid(tm)" or any soda or cola "Coke(tm)" is what's called Genericide, and the people who own those trademarks and have really expensive lawyers to defend those trademarks would kindly like you to cut it out.

@@jackielinde7568 I know what genericide is, Jack. When I'm served a C&D for referring to a Curad as a Band-Aid when asking my wife if we have any in the house, then I'll worry. But not until.

At WH is there any other kind?

I wouldn't be surprised. Especially if it was off Sidco or Harding. A few other areas also always have something going on. LOL

I only lived in Nashville for a year but I do remember it was on the Murfreesboro Highway

@@Ekkis25 lol. Yeah, that's another one that is an interesting. :) Oddly enough, I haven't seen any fights. Just crazy stuff like you experienced.

@@veronicaadair9004 me and my friend Bill had Tuesdays off so we would play darts and have a few beers on Monday night we had found a place near a lot of trucking places that served a full breakfast for 4 bucks a real dive but Bill and I are big guys and no one bothered us and we would go there after a night of drinks but for some reason we went to Waffle House that night/morning . I am pretty sure the girls were local “dancers” coming off a light Monday shift

I work at a Florida Waffle House location. I've been there since July 01 2022. Part Time. Weekend shifts have seen about 6 staff come & go. WH is not for long term workers.

Being vain and catty is not only a job requirement; it's an asset when the post-bar fights break out. "I don't give a FUCK who you think you are, honey; I'M the biggest cunt in this building!" --One "Salesperson" at every WH.

You can’t beat dinner and a show!

We always called it the Awful Waffle. Man I love it

Nearly everyone I know calls it Awful House, and we all eat there, at least occasionally.

And that's why you try and tip as generously as you can barring getting just the worst fucking service imaginable.